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Vishak Raman

Senior Regional Director-India & SAARC, FireEye

Raman is the senior regional director for FireEye India & SAARC region. He is responsible for driving the awareness and adoption of advanced cyber security solutions, and help Indian enterprises and governments achieve cyber resilience to enhance their security posture. He was previously with Tata Communication where he was the global head of Content Delivery Network (CDN) & Managed Security Services (MSS) business. Raman has over to two decades of rich experience in the information security services space with stints in product management, sales, marketing and business development. Prior to joining Tata Communications, Raman was the senior regional director at Fortinet (India/SAARC region) where he was credited with having built Fortinet's unified threat management success story in India/SAARC. He has also worked as a country manager at Watchguard India and expanded the channel partner ecosystem to more than 100 in India and SAARC region.

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Reshmi Khurana

Managing Director India & South Asia, Kroll Advisory

Khurana, managing director and head of Kroll's South Asia investigations and disputes practice, has more than 15 years of experience in the U.S., South Asia and South East Asia conducting complex corruption investigations, litigation support and due diligence on the management, operations and business models of organizations. Previously, she was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in India. Khurana is also an independent director on the board of a leading Indian retail company.

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Brijesh Datta

CISO, Reliance Jio

Brijesh Datta has more than 25 years in Telecom, IT and Information Security. An ex-Army Officer and an IIT Delhi Alumini with a Master's Degree in Computer Technology, he was instrumental in defining Cyber Security practices for the Indian Army in the late 90's when this was a nascent field. Prior to joining the corporate sector in 2010, he was leading the Army's Cyber Operation's centre for 7 years and was awarded the prestigious Sena Medal on behalf of the President of India for his efforts. Brijesh is presently the CISO of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, where he manages security of all Jio vertical's ranging from Telco, IT, Media, Jio Money and Payments Banking.

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Manish Sinha

Senior Consultant, Arbor Networks

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Mannan Godil

CISO, Edelweiss

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Shivakumar Sriraman

Chief Risk Officer-India & South Asia, VISA

Shivakumar Sriraman is the Chief Risk Officer for India & South Asia, covering Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Maldives. Shiva joined Visa in Oct 2014 and is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive risk plan that is consistent with local market landscape, country priorities & global risk strategy. In his role, he closely works with issuers, acquirers, merchants, payment processors, service providers, regulators & law enforcement. Shiva's professional journey spans 20 years across 5 different banks. Prior to joining Visa, Shiva was Vice President, Head of Risk at HDFC Bank for 12 years, with a focus on Fraud Prevention & Detection for all the payment products of the bank. Prior to this, he spent 7 years with various banks such as HSBC, Centurion Bank, ANZ Grindlays in various functions, covering credit, operations & risk management. Shiva has played active roles in various industry forums like IPRC (India Payment Risk Council), FIU, RBI & Industry working groups during his stint with HDFC Bank

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Sundar Ramaswamy

Partner, KPMG

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Sunil Varkey

CISO, Wipro Limited

Sunil Varkey is Wipro's Chief Information Security Officer for its global IT business. He has over 22 years of IT and Information Assurance Leadership experience with banking, telecom, ITES and manufacturing businesses in US, Middle East & India. Along with his Bachelor's degree in Electronics engineering with an M.B.A (Investments), he is also CISSP, CIPP/US, GSNA, CGEIT, CRISC, CISA, ABCP, ITIL- V2 (Red Badge), and Six Sigma GB certified. He has published and presented various articles related to information assurance domain globally.

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Dr. A.S. Ramasastri

Director, IDRBT

Dr. A. S. Ramasastri took charge as the Director of IDRBT on October 24th 2014. Prior to joining the Institute, Dr. Ramasastri was the Chief General Manager-in-charge of Department of Information Technology at Reserve Bank of India. In the RBI, he has spearheaded many important projects including the Implementation of the Next Generation RTGS, adoption of international standards like XBRL and ISO 20022, conceptualizing and guiding of banks on Automated Data, and preparation of IT Vision of RBI for 2011-17. Dr. Ramasastri has been a member of the Institute's Governing Council, Member of Faculty of the RBI Staff College, and has authored two books on 'Quantitative Methods for Valuation of Assets' and 'Quantitative Methods for Banking and Finance' and the former has been published in Chinese too, apart from quite a few articles on Finance, Banking and IT in eminent journals and newspapers. He has guided the Bank of Mauritius, Bank of Malaysia and Bank of Uganda on implementation of Data Warehouse, XBRL etc., and delivered talks on standards and technology for data reporting at the International Monetary Fund and Bank of International Settlements.

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Michael Lynch

Chief Strategy Officer, InAuth

Michael Lynch serves as Chief Strategy Officer, where he leads InAuth's new products strategy and develops key domestic and international partnerships. Lynch brings two decades of experience in key roles within financial services, consulting, and Fortune 500 companies, specializing in security and technology leadership. Prior to joining InAuth, Lynch served as a Senior Vice President for Bank of America, responsible for Authentication Strategy. He served at Bank of America for 14 years in various leadership positions within technology, customer protection, and online and mobile security strategy roles.

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Kim Zetter

Author, Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

Kim Zetter is an award-winning investigative journalist and author who has been covering computer security and the hacking underground since 1999. She has broken numerous stories over the years and has three times been voted one of the top 10 security reporters in the nation by her journalism peers and security industry professionals. Zetter is considered one of the world's experts on Stuxnet and is the author of Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon.

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Steve Chabinsky

Global Chair, Privacy and Cybersecurity, White & Case; Commissioner, President's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity; Former Deputy Assistant Director/Cyber, FBI

Steve Chabinsky is an attorney and global chair of data, privacy and cybersecurity, White & Case, commissioner of the President's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, and former deputy assistant director for cyber at the FBI. He serves as a commissioner on the President's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, is the cyber columnist for Security magazine, and holds an adjunct faculty position at George Washington University. Chabinsky is a frequent corporate speaker on cyber risk mitigation, and has testified numerous times before the House and Senate on cybersecurity matters. His career includes having served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation as deputy of the Bureau's Cyber Division and Chief of its Cyber Intelligence Section. He can be followed on Twitter @StevenChabinsky.

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Eric Chabrow

Host & Producer, ISMG Security Report; Executive Editor, GovInfoSecurity & InfoRiskToday

Chabrow hosts and produces the semi-weekly podcast ISMG Security Report and oversees ISMG's GovInfoSecurity and InfoRiskToday. He's a veteran multimedia journalist who has covered information technology, government and business.

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Larry Clinton

President, Internet Security Alliance

Clinton is the president and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance, a multi-sector international trade association focused on cyber security. In 2015, the National Association of Corporate Directors named him to its "Corporate 100" list of the most influential people in the field of corporate governance. He serves on the Cyber Security Advisory Panel of the Center for Audit Quality and is the past chair, and current executive committee member of the IT Sector Coordinating Council. In 2016, SC Magazine award ISA with its Editor's Choice Award for leadership and excellence in cyber security.

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Karen Evans

National Director, U.S. Cyber Challenge, and Partner, KE&T Partners

As head of the Cyber Challenge, Evans oversees an organization focused on searching for talent to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce in and out of government. Evans previously served as the federal government's de facto chief information officer - officially, administrator for information technology and e-government in the White House Office of Management and Budget - overseeing $70 billion-plus in federal government spending on IT. Earlier, she served as chief information officer at the Department of Energy.

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Ari Schwartz

Managing Director for Cybersecurity Policy, Venable

Schwartz directs the firm's cybersecurity consulting services, assisting organizations with understanding and developing risk management strategies, including implementation of the Cybersecurity Framework and other planning tools to help minimize risk. Previously, he served at the White House National Security Council, as special assistant to the President and senior Ddrector for Cybersecurity where he led legislative and policy outreach to businesses, trade groups and others. Before his work at the White House, Schwartz led the Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force, worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and served for 12 years at the Center for Democracy and Technology.

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Mike Daugherty

President and CEO, LabMD

Daugherty is founder, president and CEO of LabMD, a cancer-detection laboratory based in Atlanta. He also is author of the book "The Devil Inside the Beltway," and is a senior writer for CyberDefense Magazine. Daugherty has testified before the House of Representatives' Oversight Committee and regularly keynotes in front of healthcare, law, business and technology audiences, providing education about what to expect when the federal government investigates businesses. He regularly blogs at MichaelJDaugherty.com and sits on the board of Snoopwall, a privacy company based in Nashua, N.H.

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Jerry Archer

Co-Founder, Cloud Security Alliance

As Sallie Mae's chief security officer, Archer is responsible for business continuity, crisis management, and security risk management, including cyber and information security. He joined Sallie Mae in 2009 and has more than 40 years of experience at leading companies and government agencies, including Intuit, Visa, and Fidelity.

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Ron Ross

Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Ross specializes in information security, systems security engineering and risk management. He leads NIST's Federal Information Security Management Act Implementation Project, which includes the development of key security standards and guidelines for the federal government and critical information infrastructure. Ross also leads the Joint Task Force, an interagency partnership with the Department of Defense, Office of the Director National Intelligence, the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Committee on National Security Systems, with responsibility for developing the Unified Information Security Framework for the federal government and its contractors. In addition to his responsibilities at NIST, Ross supports the U.S. State Department in the international outreach program for information security and critical infrastructure protection. Ross has lectured at many universities across the country and has received numerous private sector cybersecurity awards.

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